Monday Freebie - March 17, 2014

Here's my mostly irregular Monday Freebie for you:

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Hectic times, but happy times.  11 more work days till retirement - but really, I'm not counting!

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Upcoming Events (besides my retirement that is)

Can you tell I'm excited about retiring?  11 more work days - but who's counting right?  Anyway, there are three fun events coming up that I am involved in.  If you live in Colorado and want to spend a few creative hours with some really great people, check these out:

March 20, 2014 - 12 Months of Christmas

Here is this month's project:

April 5, 2014 - Sassy Chic presents Anything BUT a Card!

April 12, 2014 - Stamp Camp North is having a Paper Picnic!

If you want more information on any of these fun activities, just leave me a comment or shoot me an email (address in the sidebar).

My youngest grandson has his first tap dance recital on Thursday night and I'll be posting some pictures of that fun evening later today or tomorrow.

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Stamp Camp North - March 8, 2014

Here's my card for this weekend's Stamp Camp North:

If you are interested and want more information about this camp:

If you still have any questions, please feel free to email me (address in the sidebar) and I will answer any questions you might have.

I am processing photos from last weekend's Sassy Chic Stamp Camp.  The theme was "masculine cards" and I don't think the campers were disappointed in the projects we had to offer.  Lots of brave folks came out in the snow and cold to stamp with us and we had a wonderful time.  Hope to have some pix of these great projects to share with you tomorrow.

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If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.

Monday Freebie - March 3, 2014

WOW has the last month or so been busy.  Good busy, but crazy busy.  Here's a freebie for you from a super talented photographer and blogger named Kerri Farley.  Her blog is A Little Piece of Me and she takes some absolutely gorgeous pictures.  I encourage you to pay her a visit and check it out.  She kindly gave me permission to quote her here:

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Last weekend was a super fun Sassy Chic Stamp Camp.  I'll try to get some pictures taken of the fun "guy" cards that we all made.  This weekend is Stamp Camp North at the Westminster Elk Lodge in Westminster, CO.  Here's the info on that:

Also, this month's 12 Months of Christmas card class is coming up on March 20.  Here's the details on that:

Lots of fun things to do if you live in the Denver/Boulder/Longmont area of Colorado.  If you want any more info on these activities, just shoot me an email (address in the sidebar).

I am in countdown mode (19 more work days) till retirement, so things are pretty crazy at work too as I try to get things in order for my replacement.  It's hard when you've been in a job for over 20 years to even begin, but I'll manage!

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I have not dropped off the face of the earth ... honest!

Things have been so busy, so crazy - let me fill you in...

First - I will officially be RETIRED on March 31!  Hard to imagine, but true.  I have been with the Native American Rights Fund as their systems administrator and webmaster for the last 20+ years.  Time to get on with the rest of my life though!!!

DH and I spent several days in Florida escaping from the frigid cold and trying to sort out where we were headed.   We made the decision to retire and that's just what I did when we returned.  As you all know, DH turned 70 in January and we just decided that it was time we did some of the things we've been wanting to do and that meant no more full time job for me.  It's a bit scary, but I think it will work out just fine.

Coming up:

For all of you who have attended these two fun camps in the past - this will be no different - tons of fun and lots of creative sharing!  If you haven't tried these camps - do it now - you won't regret it.  Email me (link in the sidebar) if you need more information.

The next 12 Months of Christmas workshop will be on March 20 and is sure to be loads of fun too.  I'll have more details and even a sneak peek at our project coming soon.

I hope to be back to more regular blogging now that things are in the works.  This has been a long and difficult decision for me and I am really nervous, but totally excited, at the prospect.

Stay tuned for pix of some of the cards from the last few months!  I have pix, just have to process them.

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And now they are - what ???? - can't be - 8 already!

Today is the twins 8th birthday.  So very hard to believe that they can possibly be this old!  Here is a slideshow of their beginnings:

And here they are now:

Isabella:

Julian:

Two fun, fantastic, marvelous individuals!  Happy, Happy Birthday to these two darlings! Grandpa and I love you more than you can imagine!

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Monday Freebie - January 27, 2014

Here's another Valentine freebie for you:

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I'll have my project for this weekend's Sassy Chic Stamp Camp to share with you tomorrow.  If you live in the Denver/Boulder/Longmont area and would like more information on this camp, just shoot me an email (address in sidebar) or leave me a comment on this post.

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If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.

Happy 70th Birthday to the Love of My Life

Today is DH's 70th birthday.  We have spent the last 29 of his birthdays together and it is still hard to believe we are still one!

Here he is in his favorite place doing his favorite things:

Happy, happy, happy birthday to you John!  If you want to leave him birthday salutations, you can send them to his email or you can visit his facebook page!  He has a blog too where you can follow along with his adventures.

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Monday Freebie - January 20, 2014

Here's a little Valentine freebie to help you get started on your Valentine's Day cards!

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I have pix from last Saturday's Sassy Chic Stamp Camp to share with you this week too!   Spent a little time in the craft cave over this long weekend and made a tiny bit of progress in getting things cleaned out and organized.  It's an ongoing project .... 

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Playing with some new toys...

I  have some pix of projects made using some of the fun new items in the Occasions Mini and Sale-a-Bration catalogs.  The first one is my swap card for Monday's Front Range Stampers meeting:

The next is just a "playing with new toys" project:

I'll have some more of these over the next few days as I am finally getting a chance to play with all these wonderful new papers, stamps and punches! 

The Sassy Chic Stamp Camp on February 1 will have a Valentine theme:

I'll have my project for this camp to share with you in the next few days.  As is always the case at these camps, TONS of fun will be had by all as we share playing paper together.  If you live in the Denver/Boulder/Longmont area and would like more information on this fun activity, please feel free to leave me a comment or shoot me an email (address in the sidebar).

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If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.

Monday Freebie - January 13, 2014

Here's your freebie for this fine Monday morning!  The Sassy Chic Stamp Camp on Saturday was simply wonderful.  Great projects and FANTASTIC campers!  Thanks to everyone who turned out and played paper with us.

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If you didn't see it, check out my post about my new 12 Months of Christmas class HERE.  Should be tons of fun and so practical too!

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12 Months of Christmas

One of my goals for this year is to have (and actually SEND) Christmas cards come December.  As a means to this end, I am having a 12 Months of Christmas class on the 3rd Thursday of each month:

If you live in the Denver/Boulder area of Colorado and might be interested in this class, please let me know!

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Monday Freebie - January 6, 2014

Happy New Year!!  I hope your holiday season was as wonderful as mine and that you are starting this brand new year with hope and joy!

Here's your first freebie of 2014, I hope you enjoy it!

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Right click and choose "save as" to save these to your computer.  As always, if you use one of my digital sentiments on a project, I would LOVE to see it.  Send me a link via a comment on this message or via email (address in the sidebar).

I posted yesterday about the January Sassy Chic Stamp Camp.  If you are in the Denver/Boulder/Longmont, Colorado area this is a wonderful way to spend some time on a Saturday.  We always have tons of fun and I would love to see you there!

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January Sassy Chic Stamp Camp

Here is the card the gals will be making at my table:

This camp is always a ton of fun.  If you are in the Denver/Boulder/Longmont area I highly recommend you give us a try!

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Monday Freebie - December 30,2013

Well here we are, almost to the New Year - 2014!  I have a freebie for you today that hopefully will inspire you in the coming year:

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As always, thank you so much for sticking with me this past year.  Things have been up and down and yet you hang in there and I appreciate it.  I hope to spend the next week or so getting moved back into my office and setting some goals for myself in the New Year (retirement may actually be one of them)!

I'm hoping to offer an exciting new monthly class and am even thinking about offering it online too!  Watch for more details on that coming up soon.

Have a safe and wonderful New Year celebration and I'll see you in 2014!

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If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.